All Blacks’ first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga has been quick to apologise for a homophobic comment he made on social media.

Sopoaga’s Highlanders team-mate Malakai Fekitoa posted a photo of Fekitoa being kissed by two of his team-mates on Instagram and Sopoaga commented “hah gayyyyyyyyyyye”.

That may have been a reference to the internet meme which spawned from the television show Community, but it didn’t go down well.

Sopoaga deleted the off-the-cuff comment and apologised immediately once he realised he may have upset people.

People were upset…maybe..so what.

“Sorry to anyone who took offence to my comment above,” Sopoaga wrote.

“I’m not homophobic but understand how my comment may have been interpreted that way. Chur have a nice day.”

He might not be homophobic, but he is totally gay for apologising.

– Fairfax

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